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NuGet Mode

NuGet Mode

Open any .nupkg file directly:

dotsider package.nupkg

dotsider lists the package contents — the .nuspec manifest, lib folders per target framework, and any other files. Select a DLL and press Enter to open it in the full analyzer with all 8 tabs.

NuGet packages are ZIP files. When you open a DLL, dotsider extracts only that assembly into a private temporary directory, analyzes it like a regular DLL, and removes the directory when NuGet mode closes.

Package paths are treated as untrusted. DLLs with rooted, directory-traversing, or ambiguous paths remain visible in the file list, but dotsider refuses to extract them and shows an error instead.

Control characters in package metadata and archive paths are shown in a visible escaped form. Copying a file row still copies its exact archive path.

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Press Tab to cycle focus between the Package Info panel and the DLL table. Press Esc to return from a DLL inspector back to the package browser. The previously selected DLL row is restored.

Copy

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Select text in the Package Info panel and press y to copy. iw and yiw work here for quick word selection, V selects the line, and yy copies it. On the DLL table, focus a row and press y to copy the file path.